Issue 32, 2022

Thiolactone chemistry, a versatile platform for macromolecular engineering

Abstract

Thiolactones are often described as latent thiols. They can be ring-opened by hydroxy or amine groups releasing thiols, which can further react with a large variety of functional groups. Based on this one-pot cascade reaction, versatile and powerful tools have been developed for macromolecular engineering. This review covers the different uses of γ-thiobutyrolactones in polymer chemistry either as thiolation agents, as linkers, as ring-opening polymerization monomers, as reactant in stepwise polymerization, as components of initiating systems, or as functional handles for double post-modification reactions.

Graphical abstract: Thiolactone chemistry, a versatile platform for macromolecular engineering

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
06 Kho 2022
Accepted
24 Maw 2022
First published
25 Maw 2022

Polym. Chem., 2022,13, 4592-4614

Thiolactone chemistry, a versatile platform for macromolecular engineering

N. Illy and E. Mongkhoun, Polym. Chem., 2022, 13, 4592 DOI: 10.1039/D2PY00731B

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